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Horse profile

Midnight Thunder (GB)

4yo colt · Trainer Saeed bin Suroor · Owner Godolphin
by Kodiac (GB) out of Silk Words (GB) (Dubawi)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Yarmouth & Windsor Ran 9 days ago · 11th of 13 Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Midnight Thunder is 2 from 8 with both wins at 6f to 7f on turf. He won a Class 5 novice at Windsor on soft ground in Aug 2024 and a Class 4 novice at Yarmouth on good ground the following month. The colt has raced off marks up to 99 and was last seen finishing 11 of 13 at Goodwood in Oct 2026. He usually races prominently.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating94↓ 5lb off peak
94 92–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Thirsk, 5 Sep 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 114A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3114A1122 · 114 / 113
Good2105C981 · —
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f7114A1054 · 114 / 110
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 19 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 5 Sep 2026 Official rating 94 at the last run, 11 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 117A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3113A852 · 113 / 99
Good2117A98.51 · —
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f7117A964 · 113 / 90.5
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 19 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 8 analysed runs

  • Prominent 5 (63%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kodiac (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,538 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1472114.3%+3.9—
Good to Firm4,20849611.8%+1.40 from 1
Good5,15954810.6%+0.21 from 2
Good to Soft2,3672189.2%−1.20 from 3
Soft2,4622188.9%−1.51 from 1
Heavy6796810%−0.4—
Standard (AW)8,51687110.2%−0.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5,12059111.5%+1.10 from 1
6f – 7f11,5881,18710.2%−0.22 from 7
1m – 1m1f3,88439210.1%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1,9271829.4%−1—
1m5f – 2m696669.5%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f252187.1%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m6046.7%−3.7—
Over 3m1100%−10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Silk Words (GB) (Dubawi)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Elegant Charm (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Silk Roadster (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Elegant Charm (IRE)726fClass 4
Historic City (IRE)811m1fClass 5
Silk Roadster (GB)516fClass 1
Romantic Symbol (IRE)30——
Harvest Gold (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% −0.20
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +1.38
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 1 50% −0.20
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.38

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 2 1 50% −0.20
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +1.38
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 2 29% −2.82
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 4 1 25% −2.20
Kieran O'Neill 2 1 50% +0.38
Pierre-Louis Jamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 2 50% +0.18

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 4 2 50% +0.18

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
11 Oct 26+24d Goodwood Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Up with the pace early - pushed along over 2f out - faded over 1f out and finished 11th 11/13 nse 9-11 94112C85A Oisin Murphy 5/1
17 Sep 26+12d Yarmouth Boodles Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good · 9 ran Sent clear in front - pressed for the lead entering the last furlong - dropped away rapidly close home - eventually beaten well into eighth 8/9 nk 9-13 9491A80A Oisin Murphy 5/6F
05 Sep 26+20d Thirsk Rudding Park Harrogate Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Tracked the front-runner early - edged in front approaching 2f out under pressure - fought back into the advantage inside the final furlong before being overtaken close home - unable to find more finishing second 2/9 1¼ 9-11 92114A113A Pierre-Louis Jamin 13/2
16 Aug 26+674d Southwell (AW) Coopers Marquees Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran Sat handy behind pace - driven approaching 2f out and still in contention entering final furlong - weakened late to finish 5th 5/13 1¾ 9-11 94108B96A Kieran O'Neill 10/1
11 Oct 24+24d Newmarket Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled towards rear on far flank - moved up smoothly past halfway - driven and found wanting inside the final furlong - faded to finish 9th 9/11 ½ 9-3 9976A79A Oisin Murphy 5/2F
17 Sep 24+24d Yarmouth British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 13 ran Prominent on far flank - moved to front shortly after halfway - quickened away 1f out drifting left - value further than the winning margin 1/13 9-11 —105C117A Oisin Murphy 4/5F
24 Aug 24+17d Windsor Get Raceday Ready Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran Handy early - hit the front in style 2f out - pulled away inside the final furlong for a comfortable win 1/13 9-4 —80C110A Kieran O'Neill 11/8F
07 Aug 24 Pontefract Jayne - On Course Lady Bookmaker Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Missed the break badly - held up rear - made ground wide 4f out - drove into contention 2f out and hit front inside final furlong - caught close home to finish second 2/7 1½ 9-7 —80B89A Joe Fanning 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Midnight Thunder (GB) won?
Midnight Thunder (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Midnight Thunder (GB)?
Midnight Thunder (GB) is trained by Saeed bin Suroor, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
Who is Midnight Thunder (GB)'s sire?
Midnight Thunder (GB) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Silk Words (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
What is Midnight Thunder (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 11 October 2026. The highest on record is 99.
What is Midnight Thunder (GB)'s sire's record?
Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,538 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
Who are Midnight Thunder (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Silk Words (GB), Midnight Thunder (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Elegant Charm (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Silk Roadster (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.